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Sep 25, 2012

EDUCATION SPOTLIGHT SEPTEMBER 2012

Each month we will be providing some additional education for you, our members. To lay the ground work, it is important to be mindful of our Mission and our Core Values:

The Mission of BNI is to help members increase their business through a structured, positive, and professional word-of-mouth program that enables them to develop long-term, meaningful relationships with quality business professionals…BNI’s Core Values:*A Philosophy of “Givers Gain”*Building Business through Meaningful Relationships*Education and Training…it’s our focus!*Traditions plus Innovation*Positive Attitude

More referrals, quicker sales,amazing ROI!!!Last Month's installment asked: Are you doing your P.A.R.T? (Purpose, Accountable, Results, Teamwork)Now that you are doing your P.A.R.T., what's next? Getting P.A.I.D.(Proud, Accountability, Individual Improvement, Details) More K.A.S.H. (Knowledge, Attitude, Skills, Habits)Are you Proud? Proud
of whom you are, what you do or represent, or are you proud of your chapter? We have
found that when people have a sense of pride in something they want to tell
others or share it. If you have pride in
what you do or who you are and part of that is BNI, your business, then why not
share it?Next comes the Accountability
piece again. Do you hold yourself
accountable or do you have a partner that can help you? It starts with you, specifically your individual
improvement.What are you doing to Invest in
you, your business, and even your chapter? If you can do more than find someone to help
hold you accountable and you in return help someone else stay focused as well.

These are the Details. Who are you looking to meet, what is your
target market, what profession is your chapter looking for, do you have your
meeting scheduled out with a buffer to travel? (Just to name a few.)

Once you have done your P.A.R.T.
to get P.A.I.D.… more K.A.S.H. is what you seek, right? Well this is not cash like you may think… K.A.S.H.First it is Knowledge. Who do you know, who do they know, what are
you looking for, what are they looking for?

We have all heard before Attitude
is everything…let’s be accountable to ourselves once more. How is our attitude, personally and
professionally, and of course part of our Business… BNI…

Do we have the Skills? If not, what do we need to work on and where
can I work on it? MSP, CSW, ALT,
Referral Institute, podcasts, successnet, businessnetworking.com, are all tools
to work on our skills…

But are we making all of this Habit…
the definition of habit is an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed
until it has become almost involuntary; a customary practice or use; a dominant
tendency… So what are your habits… are you on time to meetings, do you come
prepared to meetings, do you invest in yourself, do you share your experiences?